So far, well over £6000 was raised by the teams – AMAZING!
Here some tweets …

Neil Lodge: Never been sailing before so had no idea what to expect – it was great fun. Thanks to DSUK for organising and our skipper and first mate for being so patient!

Fiona Dundon: I shared a wonderful day out on the waves with my team. It was great fun on the water, the fresh air and getting to know what sailing is all about. I can definitely recommend the experience to anyone.

Petra Jenkins: Thank you DSUK and Thank you Simon & Jon! I had fantastic day learning how to sail and had lots of fun 

David Jarvis: I was very honoured to be a part of such a fun day for a great cause, and despite only coming third in the racing I know Team Australia had a great time learning the difference between a jib and a mainsheet!
Liz Feehan: Great experience from start to finish! Can’t wait to do it all over again (although I don’t think my shins agree on that one) 

Stephanie May: Incredible day, loved learning to sail and competing in the races. Really well organised and looking forward to next year already.

Laura Cole: Brilliant experience for me especially as I have never set foot on a sailing boat before. Amazing day had by all. Thanks DSUK.
Helen Penn: What an amazing day! It was a really great experience learning how to Sail and competing in the races. Thank you DSUK, it was loads of fun!

Fern Lintott: Team Tonga’s DSUK Solent challenge complete!! We had a great day learning how to sail and managed not to get hit by the boom! Thanks for an awesome experience DSUK!

Team Jamaica – an amazing team effort. We all learnt loads about sailing and got to know each other even better. Highlights of the day:
 Iona blocked the toilet meaning that we had to use a bucket as toilet
 Natasha Pitt was the captain, steering the boat in our first race and coming 2nd
 Singing a medley of boat/sailing songs including ‘We are sailing’ and ‘Sail away’
 Leaning out of the side of the boat to make it go as fast as possible.
 And of course, winning the trophy!
We loved every moment of it. Even getting soaked in the rain!
Team Nauru had a fabulous day out on the Solent, despite the morning starting off with wind and rain, the sun came out in the end! Each person on the team had a go at every role, with the help from our amazing skippers Clive & Phil. Although we didn’t win, we demonstrated great teamwork and had a lot of fun sailing!

Amy Fletcher: The whole day ran really well, fantastic spirit from all the teams . Considering lots of people had never been on a yacht before it was brilliant to hear so many queries about how they could learn.

Chris Greenslade: Was a absolutely brilliant day full of thrills and team spirit. Who ever knew you could have so much fun on the water
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